Club of Peru, IL

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Nick Name Peru
Earliest Known Date 1885
Location Peru, IL, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The Ottawa Free Trader, May 23, 1885, reports that on Monday evening last, in Peru, a baseball club was formed. Jno. D. Cahill, president, M. Driscoll, Captain, first nine. This club may be the "Browns" of Peru, who lost to the Streator Reds 3-2 "last Sunday" (same, July 25, 1885).

Peru and La Salle are "twin cities" on the Illinois River. Peru was a heavily German town (47% German foreign-born in 1870) and perhaps this is the reason why baseball was slow to come here.

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The Ottawa Free Trader, May 23, 1885

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice

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